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Period: Jan 7, 1434 to Jan 7, 1439
Henry the Navigator
Henry sent many sailing expeditions down Africa's west coast. These expeditions were sent to create much-needed maps of the West African coast, to defeat the Muslims, to spread Christianity, and to establish trade routes. -
Jan 7, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus landed in the Bahamas archipelago, at a locale he named San Salvador. Columbus visited the Greater and Lesser Antilles, as well as the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Central America, claiming them for the Spanish Empire. -
Jan 8, 1492
columbian Excahnge
1492 launched the era of large-scale contact between the Old and the New Worlds that resulted in this ecological revolution. The Columbian Exchange greatly affected almost every society on Earth. New diseases introduced by Europeans, to which the indigenous peoples of the Americas had no immunity, depopulated many cultures. -
Period: Jan 8, 1497 to Jan 8, 1499
Vasco da Gama
one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. -
Period: Apr 25, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
The Safavid dynasty had its origin in the Safaviyya Sufi order, which was established in the city of Ardabil in the Azerbaijan region.the Safavids established control over all of Greater Iran and reasserted the Iranian identity of the region, thus becoming the first native dynasty since the Sassanid Empire to establish a unified Iranian state. The Safavids have also left their mark down to the present era by spreading Shi'a Islam in major parts of the Caucasus and West Asia. -
Apr 25, 1517
Protestant Reformation
Was the European Christian reform movement that established Protestantism as a constituent branch of contemporary Christianity. It was led by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. -
Period: Jan 7, 1519 to Jan 7, 1522
Ferdinand Magellan
Magellan's expedition of 1519–1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean and the first to cross the Pacific. -
Period: Jan 8, 1519 to Jan 8, 1539
Hernán Cortés
was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish colonizers that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. -
Period: Jan 8, 1524 to Jan 8, 1541
Francisco Pizarro
was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima. -
Period: Jan 7, 1526 to
Mughal Empire
Was the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent between the mid-16th century and the early 18th century. Founded in 1526. After Emperor Aurangzeb's death in 1707, the empire fell into succession crisis.the Empire suffered the depredations of invaders who repeatedly sacked Delhi. -
Period: Apr 25, 1526 to Apr 25, 1530
Babur
was a military adventurer from Central Asia who rose to power at Kabul. he built an army and conquered nearby regions until 1526, when he invaded the Lodi Afghan Empire of South Asia and laid the basis for the Mughal Empire. he was largely responsible for the fostering of this culture by his descendants, and for the expansion of Persian cultural influence in the Indian subcontinent, with brilliant literary, artistic -
Period: Jan 7, 1543 to
Scientific revolution
was a period when new ideas in physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other sciences led to a rejection of doctrines that had prevailed starting in Ancient Greece and continuing through the Middle Ages, and laid the foundation of modern science.began in Europe towards the end of the Renaissance era. -
Period: Jan 7, 1564 to
Galileo
Was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of science",and "the Father of Modern Science". Born in 1564 died in 1648 -
Period: Apr 25, 1571 to
Matteo Ricci
was an Italian Jesuit priest, and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission, as it existed in the 17th-18th centuries. His current title is Servant of God. -
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Tokugawa Shogunate
Was the feudal political system in the Edo period of Japan. it was abolished during the Meiji Restoration. -
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Creation of Colonies in the New World
European nations came to the new world and establish settlements in America. Nations like Britian, France, Scotland, Sweden, Spain, and Netherlands. This occured throughout the 17 to the 18 century. -
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Thirty Years War
was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. The war was fought primarily in Germany, and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe. The Thirty Years' War was ended with the treaties of Osnabrück and Münster, part of the wider Peace of Westphalia. -
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Qing Dynasty
The last ruling dynasty of China.The dynasty was founded by the Manchu clan. The dynasty reached its height in the 18th century, during which both territory and population were increased. However, its military power weakened thereafter and, faced with massive rebellions and defeat in wars, the Qing Dynasty declined after the mid-19th century. The Qing Dynasty was overthrown following the Xinhai Revolution, when the Empress Dowager Longyu abdicated on behalf of the last emperor, Puyi, on February -
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Enlightenment
Is the era in Western philosophy, intellectual, scientific and cultural life, centered upon the 18th century, in which reason was advocated as the primary source for legitimacy and authority. -
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Triangle Trade
The best-known triangular trading system is the transatlantic slave trade, carrying slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between West Africa, Caribbean or American colonies and the European colonial powers, with the northern colonies of British North America, especially New England -
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Peter The Great
He ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire. He carried out a policy of modernization and expansion that transformed the Tsardom of Russia into a 3-billion acre Russian Empire, a major European power. -
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Catherine the Great
She reigned as Empress of Russia from 9 July 1762 after the assassination of her husband, Peter III, just after the end of the Seven Years' War until her death on 17 November 1796. Under her direct auspices the Russian Empire expanded, improved its administration, and continued to modernize along Western European lines. Catherine's rule re-vitalized Russia, which grew stronger than ever and became recognized as one of the great powers of Europe. She had successes in foreign policy and oversaw s
